NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Brickellia incana

Woolly Brickellbush

A member of the Asteraceae, the Aster Family

Inflorescence of Brickellia incana, Kingman, Arizona.

Flower head.

Kingman, along Old Trails Road by city sewage ponds
about 1¼ mile south of Andy Devine Avenue, elevation ca. 3260 feet.

6 June 2010.

 

Foliage of Brickellia incana, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.

Leaves and stems.

Same specimen as prior image.

6 June 2010.

 

Flowering branches of Brickellia incana, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.

Flower heads.

Same specimen as prior images.

6 June 2010.

 

Flowering branches of Brickellia incana, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.

Flower heads with tape measure to show scale in inches.

Same specimen as prior images.

6 June 2010.

 

Flowering branches of Brickellia incana, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.

Flower heads and leaves.

Same specimen as prior images.

6 June 2010.

 

Habit of Brickellia incana, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habit, in bloom.
Tape measure shows scale in inches.

Same specimen as prior images.

6 June 2010.

 

Habitat of Brickellia incana, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habitat; tape measure is extended about twelve inches.
City sewage pond is in middle background; Historic Route 66 in background.

Same specimen as prior images.

6 June 2010.

 

Habitat of Brickellia incana, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habitat; several specimens.

Same area as prior images, on opposite side of the road.

6 June 2010.

 

Fruiting inflorescence of Brickellia incana, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.

Fruiting and post-blooming inflorescences (left), and older inflorescence with
only involucral bracts and receptacle remaining.

Same area as prior images, one month later.

5 July 2010.

 

Fruit of Brickellia incana, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.

Fruit, a cypsela with thread-like pappus to catch the wind and transport the seed.

Same specimen as previous image.

5 July 2010.

 

Fruiting habit of Brickellia incana, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habit, with fruiting heads.

Same specimen as previous images.

5 July 2010.


Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 12 June 2010; revised 9 July 2010.

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